When Thumper has a therapy session, it means we stay out in Seattle all day after dropping Rerun off at camp. Which means Mom packs a lunch. But the great weather means that we can just park at the Autism Center and eat outside. Thumper has a good life, and he knows it.

The second I dropped Rerun off at camp, Thumper immediately said, “We go QFC?” The kid has the memory of an elephant. If someone goes to camp, then there must be a doughnut in it for Thumper.  And an escalator ride. With reduced shopping hours, so many of Thumper’s favorite escalators are closed off right […]

As school ended, everywhere else was beginning to make plans for their “soft” reopenings. So Thumper is back in therapy – IN PERSON!!! He’s doing pretty well with wearing his mask, but fortunately, he doesn’t have to wear it in the therapy room.  Now, we just have to get him used to doing in-person therapy […]

Trying to explain Thumper’s skill set to someone unfamiliar with autism is hard, but here’s an example… After weeks of work, Thumper can copy a block design that I hold up and show him.  First, he learned to copy designs by placing the blocks directly on top of the card.  Then next to the card.  […]